Histories

Herodotus

Herodotus. Godley, Alfred Denis, translator. Cambridge, MA; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann, Ltd., 1920-1925 (printing).

I cannot say against oracles that they are not true, and I do not wish to try to discredit them when they speak plainly. Look at the following matter:

  1. When the sacred headland of golden-sworded Artemis and Cynosura by the sea they bridge with ships,
  2. After sacking shiny Athens [23.7333,37.9667] (Perseus)Athens in mad hope,
  3. Divine Justice will extinguish mighty Greed the son of Insolence
  4. Lusting terribly, thinking to devour all.